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offside

adjective adverb noun

illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
FF
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɒfˈsaɪd

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck

    “the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside”

adverb

  1. illegally in advance of the ball or puck

noun

  1. (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)

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Example Sentences

the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside

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